Ararahih'urípih
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sinmôovishar to be absent a long time

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lexicon ID #5415 | revised Dec 19 2015

sinmôovishar • ADJ • to be absent a long time

Derivation:  sínmoo-heesh-ar  (= sir-ma-va-heesh-ar)
be.absent-FUT-having  (= disappear-to-PL.ACT-FUT-having)

Source: WB 1234.3.1, p.380

  • á' iknêechhan hôoyva tuvâaram, sinmôovishar. So it would be sometimes, Duck Hawk went off somewhere, he was gone a long time. [Reference: T27.3]

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  1. kári    xás    uum    vúra    hárivaheesh    á'iknêechhan    hôoyva    tuvâaram    sinmôovishar   
    then    then    3.SG    Intensive    would.be.sometimes    falcon    somewhere    he.went    absent.a.long.time   
    So it would be sometimes, Duck Hawk went off somewhere, he was gone a long time.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text